Time for a Scorecard๐Ÿ“Šand thesis๐Ÿ“‘updates for purchases done in Feb/Mar 2020. Last review done in late April. How far things have come since then.๐Ÿ˜ฏ

Not taking any drastic actions, other than few sells in fully valued, slower growth Co.'s.

Events since then
โœ”๏ธCo's reporting two Qtrly reports
โœ”๏ธAccelerating growth for few sectors
โœ”๏ธUnderstandable problems for few others
โœ”๏ธCrazy run-ups & valuations in the last 9 mo's, supported by biz growth in some cases, but mostly due to Monetary factors & Investor enthusiasm...
I usually buy for two scenarios

1โƒฃLeading Co's within strong secular trends, that also have strong Management Teams and solid Financials (Rev growth, Profitability or improving Margins/FCF prospects, no balance sheet risk...).
These are bought with the intention of holding for the long-term as long as the thesis is intact or getting better. Strongly intend to add along the way. Ex : $ROKU $PINS $TWLO $DOCU $W $NOW $WDAY $NVCR $MTCH in the above table.
2โƒฃMore mature and stable Co.'s but with some growth left (no Financial risk), mainly bought for their current under-valuation, with the intent to sell when the Market or those stocks recover. Ex : $BIP $BUD $VTR $BR $BA in above table.
Occasional unplanned sells like
- $W one lot in late May, as the stock 8X'ed in 2 months after bottoming in March.
- $UBER after 3X (but unfortunately, just before the Vaccine news started coming out) as I was more interested in under-valuation in March, than for long-term.
I'm guilty of usually squeezing bulk of my buys in high Volatility periods.

Few purchases made after this (not recommendations)
$CRM (Dec, $220)
$ZM (Dec, $380)
$DOCU (Nov, $201)
$ETSY (Nov, $120)
$TDOC (Nov, $197)
$MDB (Sep, $209)
$FSLY (Sep, $76)
Updating my favorite investing concept & illustration for high volatility periods.

When good Co.'s are heavily discounted and put for you on a platter, given that you have a Watchlist &
โœ”๏ธdone your research
โœ”๏ธdeveloped thesis/conviction
โœ”๏ธnot worried about further downside
Every one needs their own toolkit for high volatility periods and bear markets. This is what will
โœ”๏ธensure you won't let fear drastically change your long-term plans and strategy
โœ”๏ธget you thru to the other side
โœ”๏ธmaybe even take advantage of the low prices
Here are few concepts that have helped me in the past high volatility periods.

โœ”๏ธBen Graham's Mr Market: He's mostly pretty smart/stable but high VIX (fear/uncertainty) & extremely low VIX (complacency) are when you need to be little contrarian & take advantage of his behavior.
โœ”๏ธ"You make a lot of money (by investing in good Co's) during Bear Markets, You just don't realize it at the time" - Shelby Davis.

โœ”๏ธWhen the price of a Stock (in a good Company) falls a lot, it actually becomes less risky (Howard Marks)
โœ”๏ธHyperbolic discounting : Fear causing time horizons to shrink, and Market valuing good Co's with bright future prospects as if they're mature/declining businesses. h/t @IntrinsicInv

โœ”๏ธCash and Courage during a crash are invaluable (Buffett).
Anyway, this is just a random collection of thoughts about high volatility periods (like March), some results/updates, and some concepts that help during those periods.

/END. ๐Ÿ‘

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Simple and effective way 2 make Money


Idea 1:- Use pivot level like 14800 in case of nifty and sell 14800straddle monthly expiry (365+335) exit if nifty closes on daily basis below S1 or above R1

After closing below S1 if it closes above S1 next day or any day enter the same position again vice versa for R1

Idea2:- Use R1 and S1 corresponding strikes multiple
Incase of R1 15337 take 15300ce
N in case of S1 14221 use 14200pe
Sell both and hold till expiry or exit if nifty closes below S1 or above R1 around closing
If the same bounces above S1 and falls below R1 re-enfer same strikes

Use same criteria for nifty, usdinr and banknifty

(This is must)Use this margin rule for 1lot banknifty pair keep 4Lax margin
For nifty one lot keep 3Lax
For usdinr 100lots keep 4Lax

I bet you if you do this on consistent basis your ROI will be more than 70% on yearly basis.

Couldn't explain easier than this

Criticisms are most welcomed.